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other train which circuited througn
New Jersey. . h-.
StoSSed a I* ofrnlee mutating tt*
Dlayers In each, and achedule* are pre
pared each spring which will prorldc
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T» rk «d Phiudrtphi* to ortngj
Cheers for the Bed, White and Blus.-
Veritable cheers they were. Tears
streamed down the veterans’ checks,
the boys in the room below tooir up
the shouts, and three times’, three
were given.
Hearing some cheering on the out
side, I moved cautiously near the
window—it was dangerous to go too
‘We'll take him if it's a Johnnie.’
“We stepped into the deeper shad
ows, and soon a mounted Confederate
officer emerged from the dark bend of
fh<‘ road, and was silhouetted against
the sky. In a moment or two he reach
ed the point commanding a view of our
camp, drew rein and aat not fifty feet
away, peering toward ua.
“I cautiously took the picket's rifle,
and we sprang out into full view. The
officer started as he saw us, and wheel
ed his horse to escape.
“ 'Halt/ I cried, and as be dashed on,
with a quick aim, I pulled the trigger.
Simultaneously with the report, the
picket struck up the gun, exclaiming,
‘My God, Cap’n, you’re shooting one
of our men.'
Bullet Ploughed Through Hat*
“I saw the officer's hat twitch sharp
ly as the heavy bullet toro through
t. For an Instant ho swayed as though
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CIXS• MVSKET PLOUGHED
TIIROCGB IMS HAT.
How the Prisoners Song th, ‘Star
bpangled Banner,” and There was
Cheering in the Streets of Rich*
mond.
rhrilling Occurrence of the Civil
War — Confederates Made Three
Desperate Charges In Blinding
Midnight Thunder Storm,
W. M. Wooster.,
One warm summer evening In 1895,1
sat smoking with Judge Jenkins, of
Wisconsin, who is now ably represent-
ing his State In Congress.
We wore watching the oncoming of
heavy thunder storm, and the conver-
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ration had turned, as It often did, to
the time of bis youth when he entered
tho Union army and waa, by the stir
ring events of tho war, transformed
Into tho fearless, iron-manhood that
has since characterized him.
‘‘It waa Just such an evening In tho
summer of ’62,” ho remarked, "that I
nearly killed Fltshugh Lee."
“We wero down in Virginia, and I
was In charge of an ammunition train
Important Achievements.
Almost every day one of the pro
fessors of the University of Chicago,
the financial machinery of which la
oiled by John D. Rockefeller, breaks
Jnto print with some new discovery.
They keep the world startled and won
dering.
During the peat few yean, for In
stance, the following epoch-making dis
coveries, among a boat of others, have
been Rated by a Buffalo newspaper as
Chicago University discoveries:
That kissing causes lockjaw.
That a deg never follows an unedo-
the same gronnd where I had been
lately led a prisoner of war.
We had passed but one Sunday in
Libby—93 officers confined to an up-
most story. About the middle of that
afternoon I chanced to look around
the room. A half dozen pnrtlei
were playing cards, many were sleep
ing. several ware lying on the floor
pretty elck, while one squad of a doz
en or more had organized a prayer
meeting. Not being a saint and per
haps not much of a sinner, I was sim
ply a "Looker on in Venice." The
We had been baited by a brief or
der from headquarters, and directed to
remain where we wore—near a little
village about thirty miles south of
Washington.
"No reason waa given for the delay,
though some of the boya thought it
was for the purpose of enabling an
escort of cavalry to Join us. Others.
loader was a captain of a Massachu
setts regiment The meeting was
evidently dragging, the great heat and
perhaps hunger and our position not
cited min.
That the Pennsylvanians are taming
Into Indians.
That Ireland was ones a lake.
That primeval man had a gizzard.
That music it antiseptic.
proving conducive to much thanks
giving.
The National Anthem.
^ Suddenly the captain started np, and
That Adam caught fish with a club.
That love is a disease of tho Uednlla
oblongata.
That a cabbage contains mors nour
ishment than twelve eggs.
about ‘bushed* by the long and hot
marching, besfdes it gave us oppor
tunity to forago and get better rations
then hard-tack and maggoty bacon—so
lively that It followed ua around camp.
“We pitched our tents In an open
field, n short dlstanco to the east of
a high road which, atretohed away to
ward home. About a quarter of a mile
to tba south waa a thick piece of tim
ber.
The 0/d Pie Women.
"Tho third day we were in camp a
woman cams through selling pies. We
thought nothing of her visit, other
then that-her pies were home-mado
and tasted awfully good. .
"It waa lust such a 'day as this,"
continued the Judge, "and in the af
ternoon the heat became very oppres
sive. As the evening wore on we
observed thunder-heads piling up in
the southwest; and the boys propbe-
taking hfa place near the centre of the
room; exclaimed in a voice loud
enough to attract Immadlata atten
tion, “Let ua all sing The Star Span-
HON. JOHN J. JENKINS
hit, then sparred np tho road before I
could reload. The quick blow of the
picket bad asved bis life.
“With the sound of bis galloping
hone, we heard shots on the north,
and soon afterwards onr pickets were
driven in by a force of the enemy's
cavalry.
“The camp was hurriedly aroused,
and our boy* wero ready for the at-
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On they came, riding as mad, and led
by the very officer I had so narrowly
missed. I recognized him instantly.
The Midnight Charge.
"We held our fire until they were
almoet on top of ua, and then along
the whole front of our triple line, blaz
ed our gunz full In their facet.
"The crash waa terrific. Troopers
reeled In their saddles. Horses stag-
of the gate receipts—nearly *9,000—as
a reward for winning tbs pennsnt 'n
the American League.
EXCAVATION WORK.
' With Greatest Economy
use the
Western Elevating Grader
and Ditcher.
gied Banner,and commenced In an
exceptionally fine baritone, “Oh, say,
can you see."
Cards were dashed aside, the sleep
ers awoke, the lick leaped to their
feet, and like magic every -one of the
entire IS ofiloers crowded to the cen
tre, singing with the greatest enthu
siasm. At least two dozen of the men
bad fins voices, and nevsr did the
grand old words seem so like a mighty
anthem.
Waved tho Old Flag.
Louder and louder swelled the eound
until the chorus of the last verse was
reached, when a member of a New
York City regiment, a regular Tam
many thoroughbred, reached, hie bend
in hie breast and produced a email lUk
flag, which he had. In some way, con
cealed when searched by the guarda on
entering, and with a wild about waved
It to and fro. Again and again was
the chorus repeated, and then tud-
ions and tripe.
That John D. Rockefeller le a greater
man than Shakespeare.
That the Junebug has seven stom
achs.
That Arabia produces more bullfrog*
than Bulgaria
That marriage it a form of Insanity.
It -will take the world a generation
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here mentioned. The countless others
promulgated by the Chicago savants
would keep a thousand scientists busy,
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Confederate dead.
"My prisoner told me that the charge
waa led by Fltihngh Lee In person and
then I knew who It was that I 10
nearly killed with the picket's rifle. .
"Do you know," uald the Judge uf.
ter a long alienee, as he withdrew to
the house to avoid the heavy gusts of
even it they worked day and night, in
three shifts, for lltty years.
Certainly, Mr. Rockefeller's money
la being well spent. The fact that tho
public laugh! at the oil-born profes
sors and regard* them as low come
dian* is of no significance. The world,
it will he remembered, laughed at
Copernicus, Qalilao and Sub-Llaut. Na
poleon Bonaparte.
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denly the captain changed to 'The
Army and Navy Forever," "Three
OKN. FITZHtJOn LEE.
I milled that tba open field offered
the mare safety for the ammunition in
casa of severe lightning. 8U1I an nn-
accountable sense of impending danger
poeaeeied me; and, acting upon what
appeared to be a fooliah Impulse, I
ordered the boya to move all of th*
ammunition Into tho timber Just below
th* oamp. This was done without
lights; and the tents and other equip
age were allowed to stand where they
were. Camp fires were lighted a*
PSUlle
‘The more I thought of the pie-wo
man, the more suspicions it mad* mo;
and feeling 111 at ease, I spoke to some
of the boy* about her visit. They Joked
about it and suggested that her,pie
had given me Indigestion.
'"Why,’ my orderly said, there ain't
a Johnnie reb nowberes around here.
They're all down there with "Mao'*
keenin' him busy.'
" That’s an right,' laid another, 'bnt
why were we baited here, It there's
no dangerr.
Doubled the Pickets.
"No one volnntered an answer to
big question, and I decided It would be
wta* to double th* pickets.
The men who were detailed for the
extra doty grumbled tome, and aa they
started for their posts on* ‘gamed’-
wo were afraid th* atom was ‘going
to charge ua.' Another was sure the
'Cap'n' was afraid of hit shadow after
dark, btgorra!’
"About ten o'clock word waa brought
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American Leagues for tht season's
playing recalls to mind that It was but
a few yean ago that these two rival
baseball associations were clashing
tooth and nail In a deadly war of ex
termination and survival. It was then
that th* American League, under the
leadership of Ban' Johnson, made In-
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The Canada Goose.,
preach of a man. are not ta fear of
cows; this fact has often led hunters
to train oxen to walk straight into
flocks of them, the hunter hiding be
hind the animal until within gunshot
of the flock.
And yet, notwithstanding their wild
nature. Canadian geese are often
domesticated and crossed with the
common barnyard goose. Sometimes
wonnded birds are allowed to run with
th* domesticated birds, until some mi
gratory flock panes over the bend with
it* cry of "bonk, bonk." The call of
the wiki ta on again and the nursed
bird once more fit a state of health,
rnlctoa bia companions. A wounded
bird is often known to dive beneath
the water 1 * surface, exposing only it*
nos Tils, until nil danger has patera
Surprised, a flock riaea suddenly and
apparently ta great - confusion, the
targe birds get Into one another’s
war, so that the marksman oat excel
lent opportunity to bag a brace. With
the typical "bonk, bonk" they rtae
against the wind until they are once
more In orderly nrray, the wedges fly-
With the err of "honk, honk," like
the warning of an automobile born, the
hunter ta wanted of the uppronch of
the leader of a flying flock of Canadian
geese. On come the long-necked wild
fowl from their northern bunting
ground. They stream across the sky-
much In tba form at the flying wedge
formerly used ta football tactics.
(Iradually the wedge closes together,
niakln gone homogeneous mas* of
black and brown, with sprinklings of
white. Usually the. Canadian geeee
■top flying about sunset, feeding on
eei-greas, sedges, Note of water manta,
ana occasionally on small fish and
Insect*. Bren at time* they will eat
I be com, wheat or other grains
dropped by the farmer ta tba stubble.
Supper over, they return to the water.
Bleeping with - beads tucked under
wings, wsking only to start oat again
In search of breakfast. These two
flights are so habitual with these geese
that hunters can easily reckon when to
take position in the pit In wait of the
flying wedges.
Strangely enough, these birds while
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